Kala Chana Besan besan is a highly nutritions food which provides us with lots of health benefits. Owing to it’s high protein content it can be easily be consumed by vegetarians to fulfil their protein needs. It not only is useful inside but also outside the body. From time immemorial besan has been used as a home made face pack to remove tan and to lighten the skin. 1 bowl of cooked chickpeas can fulfil approximately 20 % of your daily protein requirement.